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When’s the last time you heard the sound of dial-up Internet? While a recent Pew report found that 3 percent of American households still use dial-up (yes, it still exists!), that classic sequence of beeps and static has become largely obsolete.

With the rapid progression of technology over the past few decades, plenty of other once-ordinary sounds have fallen by the wayside. Small noises that were once just a part of everyday life—from a Nokia cell phone ringing to the sound of a VHS tape rewinding—are now considered retro.

Take a walk down memory lane and listen to our 10 favorite ‘forgotten sounds’! Can you think of other obsolete sounds from the past few decades?

1. Dial-up Internet

The distinctive sequence of beeps and static was often closely followed by a cheery man’s voice saying, “You’ve Got Mail!’

2. The TV sign-off

For those too young to remember, TV stations used to go off the air for a few hours each night. Here’s KABC’s sign-off message in 1982.

3. VHS rewinding

For children of the ’90s, nothing was more frustrating than wanting to watch a VHS copy of The Little Mermaid, only to realize it had to be rewound first.